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Agent skill

Starting A Project

by danshapiro in danshapiro/kilroy

A skill your agent uses when bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec, DoD, graph, and run config artifacts.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Starting A Project

skills CLI
$ npx skills add danshapiro/kilroy --skill starting-a-project -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install danshapiro/kilroy starting-a-project --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danshapiro/kilroy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/starting-a-project .claude/skills/starting-a-project && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
starting-a-project
GitHub stars
222
Token cost
~498 tokens
SKILL.md length
243 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec, DoD, graph, and run config artifacts.

  • Works in 2 steps: Create the target directory and… → Add canonical skill mounts
  • Bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec
  • SKILL.md covers Required Inputs, Workflow, Guardrails and Done Checklist
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Starting A Project is an agent skill from danshapiro/kilroy. Use when bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec, DoD, graph, and run config artifacts.

Its SKILL.md is about 500 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec
  • Run config artifacts

Example prompts

  • “/starting-a-project”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Create the target directory and initialize git.
  2. Add canonical skill mounts

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b55fb0f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Starting A Project loads about 498 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 243 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~498

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from danshapiro/kilroy at commit b55fb0f, republished under its MIT licence (© danshapiro). 243 words, ~498 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/starting-a-project/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
starting-a-project
description
Use when bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec, DoD, graph, and run config artifacts.

Starting A Project

Use this skill to prepare a clean repo for kilroy attractor validate/run. This skill does not create requirements artifacts; it only wires and verifies them.

Required Inputs

  • Target repo path (clean directory)
  • Existing project artifacts: spec (*.md), DoD (*.md), graph (*.dot), run config (*.yaml or *.json)
  • Path to the Kilroy source repo (for canonical skill content and helper scripts)

Workflow

  1. Create the target directory and initialize git.
  2. Add canonical skill mounts:
  • skills -> <kilroy-repo>/skills
  • .claude/skills/<name> -> ../../skills/<name>
  • .agents/skills/<name> -> ../../.claude/skills/<name>
  1. Copy project artifacts into the new repo (commonly under demo/): spec, DoD, graph, run config, and any graph-referenced companion files.
  2. Update run config for the new repo:
  • Set repo.path to the absolute target repo path.
  • Ensure absolute helper paths (for example modeldb path or scripts/start-cxdb.sh) still resolve on this machine.
  1. Create a base commit so Attractor can create run branches/worktrees.
  2. Verify readiness:
  • kilroy attractor validate --graph <graph.dot>
  • Confirm required executables and env vars expected by config/setup exist.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent or regenerate spec/DoD/run config content in this skill.
  • If any required artifact is missing or empty, stop and report the gap.
  • Keep all setup deterministic and local-first (no production run side effects).

Done Checklist

  • Target directory is a git repo with at least one commit.
  • Skill symlink layout resolves (skills, .claude/skills, .agents/skills).
  • Spec, DoD, graph, and run config are present and non-empty.
  • repo.path in run config points at the new repo.
  • Graph validation returns no errors.

© danshapiro, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/starting-a-project of danshapiro/kilroy.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b55fb0f

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Questions about Starting A Project

What does Starting A Project do?

A skill your agent uses when bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec, DoD, graph, and run config artifacts. Starting A Project is an agent skill from danshapiro/kilroy. Use when bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec, DoD, graph, and run config artifacts.

When should I use Starting A Project?

Starting A Project fits situations like: bootstrapping a new project repository for Kilroy Attractor from a clean directory using existing spec; run config artifacts.

How do I install Starting A Project in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add danshapiro/kilroy --skill starting-a-project -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/starting-a-project in danshapiro/kilroy) into .claude/skills/starting-a-project in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Starting A Project in Codex?

Run `npx skills add danshapiro/kilroy --skill starting-a-project -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/starting-a-project in danshapiro/kilroy) into .agents/skills/starting-a-project in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Starting A Project in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add danshapiro/kilroy --skill starting-a-project -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/starting-a-project, .gemini/skills/starting-a-project, .github/skills/starting-a-project and .opencode/skills/starting-a-project in your project.

What does Starting A Project need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Starting A Project is instructions for the agent only.

Does Starting A Project access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Starting A Project safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Starting A Project use?

Starting A Project is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Starting A Project use?

About 498 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Starting A Project?

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Who maintains Starting A Project?

danshapiro (a GitHub user) maintains it in danshapiro/kilroy, which has 222 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 27, 2026.

Source: danshapiro/kilroy on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.